Nebraska’s First District Congressman Jeff Fortenberry is convening townhall meetings during Congress’ August recess. We at GiN have long believed that Mr. Fortenberry should be replaced with an actual limited government representative because the evidence shows that he cannot be described as such. As Linda wrote in a September 2011 article, Fortenberry… “…spends money like […]

Updated October 26, 2011: Considering the popularity of this article, we thought it important to list all of our TransCanada / Keystone XL pipeline pieces: If you are going to read one article, we recommend #4, as it best summarizes the whole subject. Note that there are links in each to prior articles. 1) Transcending […]

The rhetoric surrounding the debt ceiling deal could only come from the “Funkytown” that is modern day Washington, D.C. Speaker of the House John Boehner said late Sunday night: “We got 98% of what we wanted” A question for the Speaker: Just who is WE? With friends like these we sure don’t need enemies. One […]

Like many other Americans, some of our number are following the “debt ceiling debate” as closely as they can. One of them is doing so in between working even longer hours than he used to – like many other small business owners in the current economy. And despite long days, he has taken the time, […]

Considering that most of the wheeling and dealing involved in government goes on behind closed doors, more likely than not, most of what we Americans hear and see playing out in the media is simply maneuvering. These P.R. battles seem to provide politicians the ability to “throw some red meat” to their respective bases of […]

I’m starting the weekend a little early here – looking for some humor in a situation that isn’t really all that funny… The GiN Joint’s Bartender thinks we may need to get a special dartboard for Nebraska’s First District Representative Jeff Fortenberry; he’s making so many appearances in our “Deserving of Darts” feature. One visitor […]

Originally published March 10, 2011, By Linda. Updated March 9, 2012. 6 Comments

I read the news online each morning and sometimes become inspired to post comments concerning certain of the articles I encounter. I recently got drawn into a discussion on the Lincoln Journal Star website about public employee unions and collective bargaining in Nebraska. A fellow who identifies himself as “World’s End” accused me of being […]

Iowa Congressman Steve King definitely has a fan base among those who are opposed to the health care law. Of course, because he represents constituents in a neighboring state, many conservatives / limited government folks in Nebraska are familiar with Rep. King and appreciative of his outspoken opposition to the implementation of the health care […]

By Shelli Dawdy This is a continuation from yesterday’s article about the Tax Cut Compromise. If Democrats’ want to play class warfare, perhaps the debate should include such vivid examples of where this kind of rhetoric can ultimately lead if it is allowed to stand unchallenged. In Soviet Russia, upper-middle class peasants known as kulaks […]